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USA to take youthful squad to South Africa

New York Red Bulls' 18-year-old striker Juan Agudelo and Estoril defender Gale Agbossoumonde, who will be 19 next week, are the first two products of the U.S.'s new development academy to come into the squad for the November 17 game.

The pair join Celtic goalkeeper Dominic Cervi, Red Bulls defender Tim Ream, Norway-born midfielder Mikkel Diskerud and Kansas City Wizards striker Teal Bunbury in the squad for the first time.

"This game is a good opportunity to look at some different players and assess their place in the pool as we continue to build for the next cycle," said Bradley.

"With our immediate focus on the (CONCACAF) Gold Cup next summer, this game in many ways is just as much the start of 2011 as it is the end of a great year," he added.

Five members of the U.S. World Cup squad return to South Africa for a game which is viewed as being a part of the U.S.'s push to host the World Cup in 2022.